Plearn Thai Palace is totally worth the drive since we're not from Walnut Creek! The food was absolutely delicious! The best Pat Thai I've ever had! The best Chicken Satay I've ever had! Everything else from their salads to their spring rolls to their Thai Iced Tea to their desserts were very tasty! Their service was also amazing! They're very friendly, helpful and very attentive! The restaurant is very clean and cozy! Plearn Thai Palace is my favorite Thai restaurant! My two centavos. read more

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A big letdown to be honest. I had great expectations for this restaurant due to high reviews but I'm really not sure why after actually trying the food here. First I like the location; it's on the main street and has a quaint feel to it. The service is also good enough as the owners are courteous. However I do have two big problems with the food. It's way too expensive for the quality and the portion you get. For example there is no lemongrass in the Tom Yum soup and flavor is off. The soup feels like "watered down," and unfortunately that's the theme for the flavors. The curry (red curry) is also very much watered down. I like my curry thick and flavorful but the curry here is watery and unsavory. My other problem with the food is that the seafood especially the calamari rings are not fresh. A fresh calamari should be chewy without being soggy but the ones served have absolutely not chewiness at all which is a sign it's not fresh (not spoiled just not fresh). My biggest problem has to do with portion and price. With most dish over $24 with prawns it's hard to see any value especially with the quality of the dish. The portions are small and the price is expensive so when the flavor is not up to par I just can't say it's worth going. Overall I have a hard time recommending this place even if I like the interior and the service. My average cost per person (food only) is over $45 and each order of white rice is $4 which is just too high. read more

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My boss rated this place a 5/5 so we had to give it a try as an office order & everyone loved it. Especially me! Yum woon sen isn't a common item on a thai food menu in Walnut Creek so I was so happy they had it and it was so delicious I finished it in 1 sitting LOL. Definitely craving it rn as I type this review but I would definitely order this every day for lunch if I could. My coworkers thought the pad Thai was a bit salty but I love it! I'm Thai & lao so I know what i'm talking about. Definitely need to dine in one of these nights but please try this place if you haven't I think it's better than the fancy thai place down the street but to each their own! read more

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Plearn is officially out for our family. They have cut their portion sizes to offensively small Amounts. This chicken dish was $19 and it was probably 1 chicken breast. Bummer as a long time customer - won't be back. read more

Plearn Thai Palace - Thai Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

This place has the perfect ambience and very friendly and fun servers who were very attentive to our needs! The food is very good-I had the pad thai and it was one of the best I have tried! Would definitely recommend this restaurant. read more

I feel like when I dropped in for takeout a few months ago, that the staff had been completely replaced, and then noticed sketchy things like my order or pad Thai with tofu had also had a couple of shrimp and a few pieces of chicken. I think the old staff got the drift that most folks who are ordering tofu are vegetarian or vegan. The pad Thai that I got tonight was almost completely noodles with maybe one piece of a scallion and meager tofu (but again, a couple of pieces of chicken). I'm plant-based but very low-key about it, but I can imagine an "earnest" veg/veeg flipping out on them. Anyhow, I think I need to look elsewhere. read more

WHO ever the cook was here on Wednesday, 04/29 for LUNCH should be FIRED! I ordered a simple Thai yellow curry chicken to go... extra carrots... It should have been a RED FLAG when they charged me for the white rice... They charged me three dollars for the extra canned carrots, and I primarily did ask for medium spicy! Got home and the food was a watery mess!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tiny, chopped potatoes, what Looked like canned carrots and NO taste or flavor to this food!!!!!!!!! I now have to contact my bank tomorrow because of how AWFUL this food is and dispute the 33-dollar lunch special meal!! Please do better as this ToGo food was inedible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Disgusting! Please do NOT go here!! read more

Easily the best Thai food you will find in Walnut Creek. I have tried many things from here over the years and everything is a hit, whether you get takeout or eat in the restaurant. The staff is incredible and very friendly. If you are in the area and craving Thai COME HERE. read more

Plearn Thai restaurant is a wonderful place if you want good friendly service and home cook Thai food. They been around for a long time. Depending on when you arrive, street parking can be difficult. However if you park at one of the near by garages, it's an easy walk to Plearn. Especially after you eat dinner. The restaurant is clean, cozy, and spacious. We arrive during lunch on a Saturday and was seated immediately. We ordered the traditional Pad Thai Chicken noodle, Pineapple Fried Rice, and Chicken Bbq Satay. They were delicious. Portions were plenty for two people. Chicken Satay was tender along with the peanut sauce. The Ice Coffee was also our favorite and made perfectly. Overall, we will return to try out the many other dishes like the Tom Tom dish. read more

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Visiting my friends and we decided to check this spot out for NYE. We arrived at 715pm and we were seated right away. Love that it's a "hole-in-the-wall" spot...it usually always mean the food is good and speaks for itself. My friends ordered the panang and pineapple fried rice. The panang was flavorful and perfect for the colder temps outside. The pineapple fried rice was a nice big portion, and you can tell it was made fresh to order (nice big pieces of the protein and veggies that were clearly tossed in together to cook (rather than just something pre-made with small pieces sitting in a pot)). They both enjoyed their meals fully. I ordered the spring rolls for us all to share and pat-siu. I love that the spring rolls were smaller pieces. The rolls were super crispy and jam packed with filling. So good. It was interesting to have the dipping sauce be a type of honey. The pat-siu was ok. I felt like the noodles were super oily and stuck together, and there weren't very many veggies even though I asked for extra broccoli to be added to the dish. The tofu was cooked well and I appreciated they were cut into smaller pieces so they were more fully cooked as I prefer. We ordered the mango sticky rice for dessert. I've never had it with the purple rice before so that was fun. The rice was nice and warm and the mango was fresh and ripe. Devoured every bite. The staff was extremely friendly and I think the owner even delivered food for us at one point and they were so kind and funny joking with us. Definitely recommend checking this spot out if you're in the area and you enjoy Thai food. read more

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Talk about delicious. I stopped in here for lunch I am glad I did. I was greeted by a gentleman. I was seated quickly food arrived quickly. The pad Thai was so flavorful the best I had so far. Great service great ambience. read more

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We were a party of six people. We came here to celebrate our friend's birthday. The Thai food was excellent and tasty. The waitstaff was very friendly and fun to deal with. It made for a good evening that everyone enjoyed. We brought in our own birthday cake for dessert and they provided a knife to cut the cake as well as clean plates. There was no problem bringing in a cake from the outside to the restaurant. We will be back. read more

The flavor is there, but the portions are so small compared to even a month ago that it makes me don't want to go back. They raised the price on the meat dishes, which I understand. But the portions got noticeably smaller at the same time. Even their noodle dishes looked smaller than a lunch portion and it was hardly enough for one person for $16 dish. Even noodles? I don't understand why there were only 10 pieces of noodles in our dish. read more

It was 8:15 and everything in Walnut Creek closes at 9pm. I was craving Green Curry. We were hungry and just picked this place because they were open. I've tried many of the Thai places all around the WC area and have yet to find one I really like, until now. All the food is fresh and very well made. The rice was perfect and flavorful. The ambiance and vibe of the overall restaurant was warm, welcoming, and very clean. It is not casual dining but is casual in style. It was late and the owner took our order. He is a really nice guy. As for the green curry I wanted so much, the steamy coconutty spicy rich chickeny broth with just a bit of heat was perfect. The only thing I would change is to eliminate the green beans but that's purely my taste. My partner had the PatHed, which he loved. Will we return? Absolutely, and I hope soon! I am advocating for family owned restaurants everywhere when I ask diners to get up and go out to any of the local family owned restaurants instead of using those delivery services. Those services charge the customers many fees and then also charge the restaurants about 25%. They are killing these wonderful places. Never forget how much we wanted the shutdown to end, why are we still eating on our couches? Get out one night soon and try out Plearn Thai Palace if you want fresh homemade Thai food that will leave you feeling like your taste buds and tummy are thanking you. read more

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NASA asked me to create meals for the space shuttle. Thai chicken was the favorite. I flew in a fake space shuttle, but I have no desire to go into space after seeing the toilet -- Rachael Ray One doesn't need to go to outer space to find good Thai food with great service. Right here in Walnut Creek is Plearn, and yes the toilets are nice too ;-) Met two of my former employees for lunch and we were very impressed. Food was solid. I enjoyed the roti and basil fried rice, one of my lunch partners raved about his soup. What really elevated this meal was the kind and humorous service. They really love serving customers here. Located next to Prima Vini Wine if you need some vino. Highly recommended! read more

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Super yummy food and amazing service! Our waiter was super friendly and the Pat-Ke-Mao was DELICIOUS. Definitely coming back. read more

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I met up with a friend I hadn't seen in maybe four years recently and we came here. His dad says this is a good place, and we agreed to get some food here. We split a chicken satay and I ordered a yellow chicken curry and my friend had a pad Thai. The satay had a good, juicy texture to it, but it lacked seasoning. The peanut sauce was a good complement for the satay and really rich. The curry was ok. It lacked inherent seasoning, but it was ok. The waiter was nice and attentive, and made sure we were doing ok. The place could be a little too quiet, and we could hear other people, like one other customer watching a basketball game on their phone. I would give this 3.5 stars read more

Amazing service! The inside decor is quaint and inviting. My water was always filled up on such a hot day! This is my second time coming here and this little gem of a restaurant is so good! This mom and pop shop serves authentic thai food with an elevated feel. Here are our ratings: Pad kee mao (5/5) I got it with chicken, sooo good! Green curry (kang) (5/5) the consistency is thick and so delicious! Tom Kha (4/5) its just so good and its alot for just one person to eat! Spicy chicken wings special (5/5) it has a kick to it for sure! So good! Definitely recommend coming here and the price point is very economical! Such a little gem in downtown WC! read more

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The food is good. The service is ok. But what happened at the end of our meal left such a bad taste in my mouth. I won't be back. And I have not told my wife that yet. A little background. 36 years ago, my wife and I had our first date at Plearn in Berkeley. Back then it was the big Thai restaurant in Berkeley. Lots of special occasions, graduation dinners going on. It was a nice place for a first date. Occasionally, we quietly celebrate our wedding anniversary at the restaurant in Walnut Creek, which I understand is owned by the son of the original owner. Last night was one of those nights. When ordering dinner I specifically asked for Thai iced tea with "a little" ice. There was a specific reason for this. I enjoy Thai iced tea but don't like how the flavor gets watered down when they bring the tea before the meal and the ice melts and waters it down. In retrospect i guess I could have asked for the drink with the meal but 90% of the time at restaurants that doesn't work. They're in their little routine and the drink either comes anyway or is forgotten. So I don't ask for drinks with the meal anymore. Simply a little or no ice. Anyway, "a little ice". Somewhat subjective but an easy enough request. I was hoping for maybe a quarter of a glass of ice. I expected a half a glass of ice but what I got was three quarters of a glass of ice and that was after the ice had melted and started affecting the taste. So, I finished the glass and ordered another. Not because I wanted another glass but because I didn't want a watered down drink with my meal. (Maybe I should have sent it back from the start.) Seems pretty simple. So this time I ordered another drink without ice. Keep in mind that the drinks are $6.95 and that if my instructions were followed, I would not have to be ordering another. The meal went fine. We ordered an appetizer, a salad, two entrees with rice, drinks and a dessert. ~$109 total. When the bill comes, my wife, who always checks the bill sees this "special charge" of $8.95. When we ask the waitress what the charge was for, she replied it was for the Thai iced tea without ice. Really? I laughed. I ask for no ice regularly (I don't like watered down drinks) and have never been charged extra for it. ($2 upcharge for no ice. On a drink I wouldn't have needed to order if the order was correct in the first place...) We payed the bill and left. If they had followed instructions to begin with I wouldn't have had to order another drink and if they had informed me of the upcharge, I probably wouldn't be leaving this review. Disappointing and kinda a joke. read more

All these dishes were absolutely delicious. Every bite was an epicurean delight! We would definitely order them . again! (I forgot to take a picture of each dish when delivered to the table because we wanted to start eating! ) PO-PIAH-TOD : we asked for fresh Spring Roll instead of deep fried. The dipping sauces were a peanut sauce and a fish sauce . Both were so delicious! The fresh spring rolls were filled with slivered carrots, cabbage,taro, fresh shrimp, and bean thread noodles. KANG - KEOW - WAN: Ground pork simmered in green curry with coconut milk, green beans , zucchini, bell peppers, bamboo and sweet basil. Not spicy! MA-KUER-PAD : Eggplant panfried with ground pork, sweet basil, tomato, onion, zucchini, bell pepper, green chili and special Thai seasonings. YUM-PLA-MUK : Fresh calamari seasoned with spices sauce, red onions, green onions, ginger, tomato, cilantro and fresh mint leaves Steamed Jasmine Rice read more

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All the curry is made fresh, with fresh ingredients. Services is phenomenal and the food is even better!!!

I don't know where to start of my terrible experience! I ordered a glass of red wine it tasted like vinegar so I told the lady it was undrinkable. I Ordered the pad thai noodle & specifically said light on the sauce. It arrives soaked with sauce & I tried a tiny amount, omg, the WORST pad thai I had ever had!!! The last time I tried pad Thai this awful was back 23 yrs ago. I told the lady I couldn't eat it & I requested light sauce. She took the plate away & told me 'not to come back'! Lady i will GLADLY not come back, your food was AWFUL!!!! I'm 58 & I have been eating Thai food since my teen age years & I have been to Thailand twice so I'm VERY knowledgeable on this cuisine. Who ever eats here just is unaware of how Thai food should taste! I replied back to the lady, 'I will post a review' so here it is! Lady, good riddance!!! read more

We've been passing by this place so many times and finally tried it. We got some regular Thai dishes like Tomyum, chicken satay and red curry with mango. Always order Thai ice tea with the meal as well. Everything was good and I was a bit surprised that it wasn't that crowded on Saturday around lunch time. The owner was super friendly, constantly checked on us to see if we needed anything. Their menu is pretty big so maybe we'll try other items next time. They do have fresh coconut at a reasonable price so you might want to check that out in the summer. read more

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Ordered takeout from here on a weekend night and was ready within 15 minutes! I've always wanted to try it since I walk by it all the time. The restaurant is cute and cozy. The Pad Thai with chicken was very tasteful and had a big portion size that lasted me two days. I also tried their Thai iced tea, which wasn't the best but still refreshing. Parking isn't too difficult, you'd have to find street parking but this street isn't crazy busy (you'd have to probably walk a bit). read more

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Everything was okay here. I'm not sure I would come back but given this is one had watery curry and the service was what put us off. Also, I'm not a fan of the purple rice. I think that for this area it's hard to find decent thai food, so I can see why this place is so popular. But, if ot had serious competition I'm not quite sure this place would be 4 stars. The lady here did not wear a mask and she was both the server and may have been the owner. She had no desire to seat or serve us even though we were her ONLY table. I only came because my friend likes Thai good but if this weren't the case I would have left. She was rude throughout and basically threw our plates down and didn't want to give us water or refills. The food was okay, but not great and I felt everything needed more sauce and less water. read more

Plearn Thai Palace - Thai Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

I'm in love! Here's Why: Yum-Nua Barbecue Beef Mint Salad Tom Yum Soup Pad Thai Noodles Cucumber Salad Spring Rolls It's all so Divine! It's also a cool spot to take in a delicious meal if you happen to be shopping in Walnut Creek. It's walking distance from the stores. Eat in or take it out if you are done with shopping. I believe they might be affiliated with the fabulous and delicious Little Plearn in downtown Berkeley, another heavenly host. read more

Plearn Thai Palace - Thai Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

Friday evenings in downtown Walnut Creek are usually quite busy, but this place didn't have a wait! The fresh coconut was a nice touch to an overall good meal. read more

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crispy pork was very good- I dont even normally like thai! Cant say much for the service or ambiance as this was a delivery order.

Homey and clean but the food lacked flavor. Garlic seafood is usually a treat for the senses but this wasn't. Had to ask for and saw other tables request same. read more

One of the best Thai restaurants I have ever been to. The spices and seasonings are so good and rich. The service is so friendly. The ambience is so nice and calming. The prices are good.Overall great experience. read more

Incredibly delicious, affordable, and well portioned. Beautiful family run business is always full of laughs and kind greetings. Really feel like a close, welcome friend coming in here for date night. Thank you read more

We love this place! Good food and fast service. We have been eating here for years and it never disappoints.

First time here, good food and ambiance. I would recommend their pad Thai and skewers.

It's a small Mom and Pop place. Kitt was the owner/manager/server. He has a great sense of humor and it was a treat to watch him interact with the customers. Four of us had coconut soup, eggplant special, mango chicken curry and basil fried rice. Food came reasonably quickly and was warm and fresh. Large servings. The dishes were good but we have had better at other Thai restaurants. The prices are on the high side. They need to come up with lunch special plates so that folks can have traditional Thai plate without ordering multiple dishes. read more

A really enjoyable meal in an authentic mom-and-pop shop with no outdoor seating. Chicken wings ($10.95) were very crispy and tender, chicken pat-si-iu ($13.95) was my favorite -- really flavorful and just pure comfort food, and the kang-jerd soup ($13.95) felt healthy and light but still surprisingly tasty. Prices were fair, especially for downtown Walnut Creek, and service very attentive. read more

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This is a cute little mom and pop spot in downtown walnut creek. I loved their hospitality and the food was really tasty. I had number 33 & 36. One was pad Thai with prawn and the other was a basil beef dish. They both had great flavor, the pad Thai was not dry like some others. There were only two people working but they were very attentive. Parking is a challenge because of the area. No outdoor eating area. read more

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My first review here was over three years ago and my opinion on this place has not changed. It's a cute little hidden gem on the busy street of N Main. This is our go-to place for comfort food. I'm currently here towards the end of lunch hour and it's not busy at all. Quick service, friendly, nice quiet atmosphere. I can hear the sizzle of the food frying in the pans as they cook in the back, and the laughter of the employees chatting as they cook. The food is delicious, perfect size portions and decently priced. If you enjoy Thai food, I recommend giving this place a try. Spice levels are 1-5, so you got a range to test out! read more

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HOW CAN THIS BE??!!! I really don't get how this place isn't packed. The food was incredible and the service was fast and friendly. These people make you feel so welcome and at home. The music was great throughout our entire stay. We did not feel rushed at all. I truly have nothing to complain about. The food is authentic, the servings are more than enough, the ambiance is great for any occasion. I will definitely be back here to show my friends and family this place. It's an hour away from home for me but MORE than worth it!!!! Please everyone, support this amazing establishment. I came here with my dad and little brother today and the place was practically empty on a Friday!! I hope this place gets more business because I would hate for this wonderful restaurant to go down!! read more

First timer for Thai. Let me tell you this place was sooo yummy!! Great service as well. Definitely coming back!

We wandered through Walnut Creek, marveling at the wonderful array of cuisines to choose from. Thai sounded good so we slipped into the small but aesthetically pleasing Plearn Thai Palace. I ordered a pot of Jasmine Tea and the Pra Kung. The tea was hot and we were warned by our cheery, communicative waitress to give it a couple of minutes. When Pra Kung arrived it was artfully plated but the real surprise was that it wasn't just good, it was out of this world. Seriously. Stunningly delicious down to the last bite. Thought about it all afternoon. The highest compliment a restaurateur can hear is: I can't wait to go back! read more

Plearn Thai Palace - Thai Near Me - Walnut Creek, California